Museums in Greece: Athens And Thessalonica

THE NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM: 44 Patission street. Tel. 210-821-7717.

THE ACROPOLIS MUSEUM:Tel. 210-323-6665.

THE KERAMEIKOS MUSEUM:148 Ermou Street Tel.210-346-3552.(contains impressive findings from Kerameikos Cemetery.

THE BYZANTINE MUSEUM: 22 Vassilissis Sofia Avenue Tel. 210-723-1570.

THE BENAKI MUSEUM: corner of Vassilissis Sofia Ave & Koumbari Street.Tel.210-361-1617.

THE GREEK FOLK ART MUSEUM: 17 Kidathineon Street. Tel. 210-322-9031.

THE NATIONAL HISTORIC MUSEUM: 13 Stadiou Street. Tel.210-323-7617

THE WAR MUSEUM: corner of Vassilissis Sofia Avenue & Rizari Street. Tel. 210-723-9560.

THE MUSEUM OF CYCLADES AND ANCIENT GREEK HISTORY: 6 Neophitou Douka Street. Tel. 210-722-8321.

THE THEATER MUSEUM: 50 Akadimias Street. Tel.210-362-9430.

THE GOULANDRIS MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: 13 Levidou Street. Tel.210-808-6405.

THE PIRAEUS MARITIME MUSEUM: Akti Themistokleous Freatida. Tel. 210-451-6264.

THE PIRAEUS ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM: 31 Harilaou Trikoupi Street.Tel.210-452-1598.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM: Platia Hanth (YMCA Square), tel.: 210-830-538. Sculptures from the Archaic, Classical and Roman Eras.

NEW MUSEUM OF BYZANTINE CULTURE: Early Christian Exhibits, 2 Stratou Avenue, tel.210-868-570

FOLKLORE AND ATHNOLOGICAL MUSEUM: 68 Vas. Olgas Street, tel.: 210-830-591. Exhibits covering the past 250 years.

MUSEUM OF THE MACEDONIAN STRUGGLE: 23 Proxenou Koromila Street, tel. 210-229-778. Exhibits from the period 1878-1912.

MUSEUM OF THE WHITE TOWER: Tel. 210-267-832. The history and art of Byzantine Thessalonica from AD 300 to 1430.

MUNICIPAL ART GALLERY: 162 Vas. Olgas Street., tel.: 210-425-531.

CRYPT OF AGIOS DEMETRIOS CHURCH: Tel. 210- 270-591.

GALLERY OF THE SOCIETY FOR MACEDONIAN STUDIES: 1, Nik. Germanou Street, tel. 210-238-601.

CULTURAL CENTER OF NORTHERN GREECE: 108, Vas. Olgas Street, tel. 210-834-404, 210-820-240.

MACEDONIAN CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART: Tel. 210-281-567.

TECHNICAL MUSEUM OF THESSALONICA: Industrial District (VIPETHE), 2nd Street, Building 47, tel. 210-799-773.

Other important cultural institutions include The Two Conservatories, The State Theatre, The State Orchestra, The Society for Macedonian Studies, The Foundation for Balkan Studies, The Ecumenical Foundation for Patristic Studies, The University Institutes, The International Fair Grounds, and The Macedonian News Agency.